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Under High Inventory Pressure, LME Lead Nearly Lost the 60-Day Moving Average] On April 23, SMM reported: Overnight, LME lead opened at $1,959/mt. During the Asian session, LME lead was in the ...

Macro Tensions Eased Slightly, but Lead Market Trading Remained Affected by Slack Supply and Demand] US President Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire, easing geopolitical tensions slightly.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla plans to spend approximately $3 billion to build a chip R&D factory in Texas, as one of the early-stage moves in t ...

The Most-Traded SHFE Tin Contract Consolidated at Highs During the Night Session, Spot Market Remained Sluggish] ...

[Molybdenum Concentrates Auction Information] SMM April 23: A large mine in Luoyang auctioned 810 mt of 45%-55% molybdenum concentrates on April 23, with a base bidding price of 4,540 yuan/mtu (cash).

On April 22, 2026, 27,000-30,000 mt of alumina were transacted at a transaction price of $315/mt FOB Western Australia, for May s ...

Strait Blockade Remains in Stalemate, LME Outperforms SHFE for Aluminum] Overall, the strait blockade continued. The supply gap outside China and the ongoing drawdown of LME inventory supported LME ...

Overnight, LME copper opened at $13,299.5/mt, touched a low of $13,263/mt early in the session before the center fluctuated upward, reached a high of $13,480/mt near the close, and finally settled at ...

This morning, the tin market futures in and outside China were under pressure. The most-traded SHFE tin SN2605 contract held up well during the night session, then opened at 395,100 yuan/mt in the ...

Platinum prices fell today. The most-traded PT2606 contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed at 514.25 yuan/gram in the morning session, down 1.67%. Spot side, mainstream spot quotations ...

As of the midday close, base metals on the domestic market mostly fell, with SHFE copper edging down slightly. SHFE aluminum fell 0.42%. SHFE lead dropped 0.84%, and SHFE zinc rose 0.12%. SHFE tin ...